Folding type package box for display

ABSTRACT

A package box includes front and rear walls connected respectively to front and rear edges of a bottom wall. Each of the front and rear walls has a connecting lateral edge opposite to an engaging lateral edge, and is formed with a holding hole adjacent to a top edge thereof. The connecting and engaging lateral edges of the front wall correspond respectively to the engaging and connecting lateral edges of the rear wall. Two opposite lateral walls are connected respectively to the connecting lateral edges of the front and rear walls. Each lateral wall has an engaging side opposite to the connecting lateral edge of the respective one of the front and rear walls, and is connected detachably to the engaging lateral edge of the other one of the front and rear walls. The bottom, front and rear walls, and the lateral walls cooperatively define an accommodating space thereamong.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority of Chinese Application No.200620043937.8, filed on Jul. 14, 2006.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a package box, more particularly to a foldingtype package box for display.

2. Description of the Related Art

To facilitate fabrication, a conventional package box has only oppositefront and rear plates, and a bottom plate interconnecting the front andrear plates. Each of the front and rear plates has an outer surface thatis usually printed with pictures and advertisement relating to anarticle received in the conventional package box. In such aconfiguration, if each of the front and rear plates has a relativelylarge width, since the outer surface of the front or rear plate needs toface consumers, the position of the conventional package box is hard toadjust in a limited space for display. Furthermore, the article receivedin the conventional package box is hard to be anchored thereto.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a packagebox that can overcome the aforesaid drawbacks of the prior art.

According to the present invention, a package box comprises:

a rectangular bottom wall having front and rear edges;

front and rear walls connected respectively to the front and rear edgeof the bottom wall along front and rear folding lines, each of the frontand rear walls having a connecting lateral edge and an engaging lateraledges opposite to each other, and a top edge, the connecting andengaging lateral edges of one of the front and rear walls correspondingrespectively to the engaging and connecting lateral edges of the otherone of the front and rear walls, each of the front and rear walls beingformed with a holding hole adjacent to the top edge; and

opposite two lateral walls connected respectively to the connectinglateral edges of the front and rear walls along lateral folding lines,each of the lateral walls having an engaging side opposite to theconnecting lateral edge of the respective one of the front and rearwalls and connected detachably to the engaging lateral edge of the otherone of the front and rear walls.

The bottom, front and rear walls, and the lateral walls cooperativelydefine an accommodating space thereamong. The package box is unitary,and is capable of being unfolded so as to allow the bottom wall, thelateral walls, and the front and rear walls to be positioned on a plane.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Other features and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent in the following detailed description of the preferredembodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the preferred embodiment of apackage box according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic top view showing the preferred embodiment when ina fully unfolded state;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the preferred embodiment when in asemi-unfolded state;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the preferredembodiment; and

FIG. 5 is a schematic front view showing the preferred embodiment whenin a state of use.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the preferred embodiment of a package boxaccording to the present invention is shown to include a rectangularbottom wall 3, front and rear walls 4, 5, and opposite two lateral walls6, 7. In this embodiment, the package box is adapted for receiving anarticle, such as bundled electric wires 10, therein, as shown in FIG. 5.

The bottom wall 3 has front and rear edges 31, 32.

The front and rear walls 4, 5 are connected respectively to the frontand rear edges 31, 32 of the bottom wall 3 along front and rear foldinglines (L1, L2). Each of the front and rear walls 4, 5 has a connectinglateral edge 41, 51 and an engaging lateral edge 42, 52 opposite to eachother, a top edge 43, 53, and an inner surface 40, 50. The connectingand engaging lateral edges 41, 42 of the front wall 4 correspondrespectively to the engaging and connecting lateral edges 52, 51 of therear wall 5. Each of the front and rear walls 4, 5 is formed with aholding hole 44, 54 adjacent to the top edge 43, 53. In this embodiment,each of the front and rear walls 4, 5 further has a first flap unit 45,55, a second flap unit 46, 56, and an engaging flap 47, 57.

For the front wall 4, the first flap unit 45 includes a plurality offlaps 450 connected to the top edge 43 along a top folding line (L5) andfoldable toward the inner surface 40. The second flap unit 46 includes aplurality of flaps 460 connected to a wall portion defining the holdinghole 44 along a folding line (L7) and foldable toward the inner surface40. The engaging flap 47 is connected to the engaging edge 42 and isformed with an engaging slot 470.

For the rear wall 5, the first flap unit 55 includes a plurality offlaps 550 connected to the top edge 53 along a top folding line (L6) andfoldable toward the inner surface 50. The second flap unit 56 includes aplurality of flaps 560 connected to a wall portion defining the holdinghole 54 along a folding line (L8) and foldable toward the inner surface50. The engaging flap 57 is connected to the engaging lateral edge 52and formed with an engaging slot 570.

The lateral walls 7, 6 are connected respectively to the connectinglateral edges 41, 51 of the front and rear walls 4, 5 along lateralfolding lines (L3, L4)

The lateral wall 7 has an engaging side 71 opposite to the connectinglateral edge 41 of the front wall 4 and connected detachably to theengaging lateral edge 52 of the rear wall 5. In this embodiment, theengaging side 71 of the lateral wall 7 has an engaging tab 73 engagingdetachably the engaging slot 570 in the engaging flap 57 of the rearwall 5 so as to maintain a relative position among the front and rearwalls 4, 5, and the lateral wall 7, as shown in FIG. 4. The lateral wall7 has a top side 74, and a bottom side 75 opposite to the top side 74and having a width larger than that of the top side 74. The engagingside 71 of the lateral wall 7 further has an extension wall portion 72connected thereto along an upright folding line (L7) and formed with apositioning slot 721 that extends along a middle portion of the uprightfolding line (L7) and that has an enlarged middle slot portion 7211, asshown in FIG. 3. The engaging flap 57 of the rear wall 5 extends throughthe positioning slot 721 in the extension wall portion 72. The engagingtab 73 of the lateral wall 7 is engagable fittingly within the enlargedmiddle slot portion 7211 of the positioning slot 721 in the extensionwall portion 72 when the package box is unfolded, as shown in 2.

The lateral wall 6, similar to the lateral wall 7, has an engaging side61 opposite to the connecting lateral edge 51 of the rear wall 5 andconnected detachably to the engaging lateral edge 42 of the front wall4. In this embodiment, the engaging side 61 of the lateral wall 6 has anengaging tab 63 engaging detachably the engaging slot 470 in theengaging flap 47 of the front wall 4 so as to maintain a relativeposition among the front and rear walls 4, 5, and the lateral wall 6.The lateral wall 6 has a top side 64, and a bottom side 65 opposite tothe top side 64 and having a width larger than that of the top side 64.The engaging side 61 of the lateral wall 6 further has an extension wallportion 62 connected thereto along an upright folding line (L8) andformed with a positioning slot 621 that extends along a middle portionof the upright folding line (L8) and that has an enlarged middle slotportion 6211, as shown in FIG. 3. The engaging flap 47 of the front wall4 extends through the positioning slot 621 in the extension wall portion62. The engaging tab 63 of the lateral wall 6 is engagable fittinglywithin the enlarged middle slot portion 6211 of the positioning slot 621in the extension wall portion 62 when the package box is unfolded, asshown in FIG. 2.

The package box further includes two reinforcing flaps 8, 9 connectedrespectively to bottom edges 66, 76 of the lateral walls 6, 7 alongbottom folding lines (L10, L9) and overlying the bottom wall 3, as shownin FIGS. 3 and 4.

In such a configuration, the front and rear walls 4, 5, and the lateralwalls 7, 6 cooperatively define an accommodating space 20 thereamong. Inthis embodiment, the package box is unitary, and is capable of beingunfolded so as to allow the bottom wall 3, the lateral walls 6, 7 andthe front and rear walls 4, 5 to be positioned on a plane, as shown inFIG. 2.

Referring further to FIG. 5, in actual use, the bundled electric wires10 disposed in the accommodating space 20 in the package box can besecurely anchored to the front and rear walls 4, 5 by two bonding straps11 that pass through the holding holes 44, 54 in the front and rearwalls 4, 5.

In sum, since the top side 64, 74 of each of the lateral walls 6, 7 issmaller than the bottom sides 65, 75 of the lateral walls 6, 7, theaccommodating space 20 converges toward the top edges 43, 53 of thefront and rear walls 4, 5, and the article can be easily limited in theaccommodating space 20 in the package box. The package box of thepresent invention has an upper open side 21 such that the articledisposed in the accommodating space 20 can be seen by consumers. Thepackage box of this invention has a relatively large outer surface thatincludes outer surfaces of the front, rear, and lateral walls 4, 5, 6, 7and that can be printed with pictures and advertisement relating to thearticle received in the package box. In order to place the package boxin a limited space together with others for display, one of the lateralwalls 6, 7 can be selected to face consumers as a result of its smallerarea.

While the present invention has been described in connection with whatis considered the most practical and preferred embodiment, it isunderstood that this invention is not limited to the disclosedembodiment but is intended to cover various arrangements included withinthe spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompassall such modifications and equivalent arrangements.

1. A package box comprising: a rectangular bottom wall having front andrear edges; front and rear walls connected respectively to said frontand rear edges of said bottom wall along front and rear folding lines,each of said front and rear walls having a connecting lateral edge andan engaging lateral edge opposite to each other, and a top edge, saidconnecting and engaging lateral edges of one of said front and rearwalls corresponding respectively to said engaging and connecting lateraledges of the other one of said front and rear walls, each of said frontand rear walls being formed with a holding hole adjacent to said topedge; and opposite two lateral walls connected respectively to saidconnecting lateral edges of said front and rear walls along lateralfolding lines, each of said lateral walls having an engaging sideopposite to said connecting lateral edge of the respective one of saidfront and rear walls and connected detachably to said engaging lateraledge of the other one of said front and rear walls; said bottom wall,said front and rear walls, and said lateral walls cooperatively definingan accommodating space thereamong, said package box being unitary andbeing capable of being unfolded so as to allow said bottom wall, saidlateral walls, and said front and rear walls to be positioned on aplane.
 2. The package box as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of saidfront and rear walls further has a first flap unit connected to said topedge along a top folding line and foldable toward an inner surfacethereof, and a second flap unit connected to a wall portion definingsaid holding hole along a folding line and foldable toward said innersurface.
 3. The package box as claimed in claim 1, wherein: each of saidfront and rear walls further has an engaging flap connected to saidengaging lateral edge and formed with an engaging slot; and saidengaging side of each of said lateral walls has an engaging tab engagingdetachably said engaging slot in said engaging flap of the other one ofsaid front and rear walls so as to maintain a relative position amongsaid front and rear walls, and said lateral walls.
 4. The package box asclaimed in claim 3, wherein said engaging side of each of said lateralwalls further has an extension wall portion connected thereto along anupright folding line and formed with a positioning slot that extendsalong a middle portion of said upright folding line and that has anenlarged middle slot portion, said engaging flaps of said front and rearwalls extending respectively through said positioning slots in saidextension wall portions of said lateral walls, said engaging tabs ofsaid lateral walls being engagable respectively and fittingly withinsaid enlarged middle slot portions when said package box is unfolded. 5.The package box as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said lateralwalls has a top side, and a bottom side opposite to said top side andhaving a width larger than that of said top side.
 6. The package box asclaimed in claim 1, further comprising two reinforcing flaps connectedrespectively to bottom edges of said lateral walls along bottom foldinglines and overlying said bottom wall.